"The explosive true saga of the legendary figure Daniel Boone and the bloody struggle for America's frontier by two bestselling authors at the height of their writing power--Bob Drury and Tom Clavin. It is the mid-eighteenth century, and in the 13 colonies founded by Great Britain, anxious colonists desperate to conquer and settle North America's "First Frontier" beyond the Appalachian Mountains commence a series of bloody battles. These violent conflicts...

This is the story of Chipeta, a strong and wise woman who played a major role in the history of the Ute Indian tribe and the United States in the nineteenth century. She married Ouray, who was appointed chief of the Ute people by the United States government, and together they worked tirelessly to promote peace and negotiate on behalf of their people. The true story of a Kiowa-Apache baby kidnapped by a Ute Indian tribe and raised among them.

Examines the life and actions of Sacagawea, a Native American teenager in the early 1800s who traveled with the Lewis and Clark expedition for over a year as a guide and interpreter.

"A young woman follows winter across five continents on a physical and spiritual journey that tests her body and soul, in this memoir, full of heart and courage, that speaks to the adventurousness in all of us. Steph Jagger had always been a force of nature. Dissatisfied with the passive, limited roles she saw for women growing up, she emulated the men in her life--chasing success, climbing the corporate ladder, ticking the boxes, playing by the...

Publisher's description: The true story of a Kiowa-Apache baby kidnapped by a Ute Indian tribe and raised among them. Chipeta was a strong, wise woman who played a major role in the history of the Ute Indian tribe and the United States in the 19th century. And yet, her story has remained elusive for more than a century. Through Vickie Leigh Krudwig's wonderful narrative, we discover a remarkable story about an extraordinary woman, bringing to light...

Collects works by forty-seven important poets, arranged chronologically by birth order from Alfred, Lord Tennyson, to Sylvia Plath, and includes biographies, essays by accomplished contemporary poets, and CD recordings of each featured poet reading his or her own works